May 2019 Inland Fisheries Service News Archive
View the latest Tasmanian Carp Management Program video
The Carp Management Program held its yearly Workshop on 9 May. We looked over the past year's work and started planning for the coming year. The Workshop provided an update for the Minister responsible for Inland Fisheries, the Honourable Guy Barnett. The Minister offered his support and the team appreciated his words of encouragement. The day...
Bronte Lagoon Fishery Performance Assessment
During September last year, we did a survey of the trout population in Bronte Lagoon. We published a summary of the results in the Quarterly Report to Anglers for September to November 2018. We have now published the full report that includes a review of catch rates and fishing effort. This technical report is available...
Carp Management Program Quarterly Report for January to March 2019
We removed six carp from Lake Sorell since January even though we fished as hard as ever. This shows how small the remaining population of carp in the lake must be. Gill nets were set over much of the lake. We continued to target structures and habitat where carp like to live. The ratio of...
Annual closure Lake Augusta Road
Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service wishes to advise that the boom gate on Lake Augusta Rd just beyond The Thousand Lakes Lodge, has been closed for the winter period following the conclusion of the 2018-19 fishing season. The reopening of the boom gate is planned for around 1 October subject...
The Easter and Anzac Day long weekends wrap up
With the 2018-19 brown trout fishing season closing last Sunday night, anglers took advantage of the Easter and Anzac Day long weekends to chase their final trout of the season. The weather was superb for fishing over Easter. The season closing weekend was a little more challenging. Our Officers patrolled everywhere, from Lake Piemen in...
